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ArticleScientific reports2021

Reaction mechanism of the farnesyl pyrophosphate C-methyltransferase towards the biosynthesis of pre-sodorifen pyrophosphate by Serratia plymuthica 4Rx13.

Marie Chantal Lemfack, Wolfgang Brandt, Katja Krüger, Alexandra Gurowietz, Jacky Djifack, Jan-Philip Jung, Marius Hopf, Heiko Noack, Björn Junker, Stephan von Reuß and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Marie Chantal Lemfack *Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, 18059, Rostock, Germany. marie.lemfack@uni-rostock.de.
Wolfgang Brandt *Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle, Germany. Wolfgang.Brandt@ipb-halle.de.
Katja KrügerInstitute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
Alexandra GurowietzDepartment of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle, Germany.
Jacky DjifackInstitute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
Jan-Philip JungInstitute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
Marius HopfInstitute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
Heiko NoackInstitute of Pharmacy/Biosynthesis of Active Substances, Hoher Weg 8, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Björn JunkerInstitute of Pharmacy/Biosynthesis of Active Substances, Hoher Weg 8, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Stephan von ReußLaboratory of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Neuchatel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Birgit PiechullaInstitute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry · DEUniversity of Rostock · DEDuale Hochschule Gera-Eisenach · DERWTH Aachen University · DEUniversity of Neuchâtel · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Classical terpenoid biosynthesis involves the cyclization of the linear prenyl pyrophosphate precursors geranyl-, farnesyl-, or geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GPP, FPP, GGPP) and their isomers, to produce a huge number of natural compounds. Recently, it was shown for the first time that the biosynthesis of the unique homo-sesquiterpene sodorifen by Serratia plymuthica 4Rx13 involves a methylated and cyclized intermediate as the substrate of the sodorifen synthase. To further support the proposed biosynthetic pathway, we now identified the cyclic prenyl pyrophosphate intermediate pre-sodorifen pyrophosphate (PSPP). Its absolute configuration (6R,7S,9S) was determined by comparison of calculated and experimental CD-spectra of its hydrolysis product and matches with those predicted by semi-empirical quantum calculations of the reaction mechanism. In silico modeling of the reaction mechanism of the FPP C-methyltransferase (FPPMT) revealed a S

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Amino Acid MotifsBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesBiocatalysisBridged Bicyclo CompoundsCloning, MolecularCyclizationEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsMethylationMethyltransferasesMolecular Docking SimulationMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOctanesPolyisoprenyl Phosphates1,2,4,5,6,7,8-heptamethyl-3-methylenebicyclo(3.2.1)oct-6-eneBacterial ProteinsBridged Bicyclo Compoundsfarnesyl pyrophosphategeranylgeranyl pyrophosphategeranyl pyrophosphateMethyltransferasesOctanesPolyisoprenyl PhosphatesRecombinant ProteinsSesquiterpenes

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